Ironing-board.



UNITE@ STATES PATENT oFFroE.

.EDWARD L. GILLESPIE, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

IRoNING-BOARD.

`T0 all whom t may concer/L dislodged.

A' further object of the invention is the provision of a device of the class described of relatively simple and practical construction and that. is particularly serviceable and adapted to the uses for which intended.

'The invention consists in the novel construction. combination and adaptation of'an ironing board andi attaclinlcnts thereto. as will be fully delscribed in. the following specification, illustrated in the. taccompanying drawings, and finally setfforth in the appended claims.l

,ln said drawings, Figure. l is'a front elevation partly broken away. of devices embodying niy invention. Fig. a view in side elevation, partly in vertical section, of the saine shown in upright vertical inoperative position. Fig. 3 is a similar view the board being shown in lowered operative position. 4 is a cross sectional View on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 .is an underside detail view of a portion of the ironing board.

`Reterringiy to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates a closet. which may be secured to a .wall or set therein, as f'hown in the. views and consists of a rear wall 2, side walls 3, top and bottom walls 4 and 5, respectively, and may desirably be provided with a hinged door (l.

The numeral 7 denotes an ironing board pivotally connected at one end aty 8 in proximity to the bottom of said closet and adapted to swing from an upright. position, shown in Fig. 2, to a lower operative position.l shown in Fig. 53. wherein it is snpported by a brace 9 formed ot channel iron, preferably. having one end pivotallyconnected at 10 to the boardl somewhat forward of the middle of the board and has its oppo- Y Specication of'Letters Patent.

Patented'apr. 15,1913.

Application tiled January 9, 1912. VSerial No. 670,244.

site end 9 pivotally connected to an end of a relatively light rodll that has its other end 12 slidably engaged in guideways Y13 arranged longitudinally of the board and iI'ltermediate said connection 10 and the inner end of the board. Thus when the board is in its upright position, as in Fig. 2, the brace forces the end 12 of said rod upwardly in tguideways 13 until the rod hangs nearlyveri tically and partially within the side flanges of said channel. As the r`board is inclined outivardly to bring the same downto operative position, the lower end ofv the brace tends to fall outwardly to a vertical'position but the rod 11 connection rest-rains such Fig. 3 whereby, when the board reaches its lowerxnost position, the. lower end 9 of the brace contacts withv a bracket `fixture 14 which is positioned to receive same and pre` tvent the marring of the woodwork orplaster thereby. Centrally of said closet an upright post 15 is fixedly secured at top and bottoni in sockets provided therefor. 'Aset collar 1G is mounted about said post and provided with a screw 17 impinging upon the. post to secure the collarrin anyY ad'usted position. 18 `designates a sliding collar therebelow upon said post and between the collars is positioned a helical compression spring i9 coiled about said post and'tending to urge the latter collar downwardly. Oppositely directed pins 2O on collar 18 attord pivotal are similarly connected to the upturned lugs 21 of straps 22 rigidly secu-ed to the upper side of the. bead of the board. When said in Fig..2, the lugs 21'are in lateral alineinent with said )ost and the links 23 are likewise in parallel alinement. The. spring -19 is under sufficient. tension through leverage exerted upon said lugs to maintain said board in upright position. As the. board is swung downwardly to working position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, said lugs describe an upwardly directed are that further compresses the spring. At the outward termination of said are the lugs rest at a point. somewhat past. the center of the pivot 8 and hence the increased pressure. afforded by the compression spring tends to maint-ain said board in its lowermost position. 'When it. is desired to raise the board again, the latter is lifted at its outward extremity for hangs vertically andthe Weight thereof` board is in upright inoperative position, as

movement to the inclined position shown in connections with links .23 whose lower ends Ato be 1sufficiently clear from the foregoingv a short dist-ance whereupon the connection of the links 28 and said lugs is moved over the dead center and the power in the spring asserts itself to assist in the elevation of the board and in maintaining the same, as described.

The board is desirablyA built within a closet 1 which may be inserted in the wall between the studding 24 either before or' subsequent to the construction of the house or it may be fixedly secured by screwing to a convenient wall 'ofa room. As planned, said closet is provided with .an extension therebelow in which is formed asheet-nietal lined receptacle .25 `for the reception of Hat irons and the like.

- The operationo the invent-ion is 'believed description and it may be said that the.i n

vention is complete in itsf'adaptation to the service intended and p'io'vides an exceed- Aingfly eicientpand convenient addition to a domestic establishment. i A

While I have described at some detail the embodiment of my invention shown, it is to be understood that I do not confine myself thereto as.obviously changes in detail and modifications of parts may be made within 'the spirit of the invention, and the scope of the clair/ns, without sacrificing its advanta es.

hat I claim, is-

1.l An ironing board comprising a board hingedly connected to be swung from a hr'izontalto an upright position, an upright post .ixedly secured adjacent the inner end of said4 board, a movable collar on said post, a spring about said post urging the movable collar downwardly,` and links connecting said movable collar to said inner end of said board.

An ironing board comprising a board liingcdly connected to be swung from a hori-v zontal to an uprightposition, an upright post xedly secured adjacent the inner end of said board, a movable collar on said post,

a spring about said post urging the movable collar downwardly, links connecting said .qiiovable collar to said inner end of said Y Aboard, and a 'brace swingable to operative position, as said board is lowered.

3. An ironing board comprising a board liingedly connected to be swung from a horizontal to an upright position, an upright post iixedly secured adjacent the inner end of said board,'a movable collar on said post,

a spring about said post urging the movable collar downwardly, links connecting Said movablecollar to said innerend of said A 

